As they came out of the half, the Gators led by 24 points but still were subject to an experimental plan by head coach Billy Donovan to help rid the team of something that had bothered him in recent games.

Before starting the final half of a laugher meeting with over-matched Mississippi Valley State, the Gators basketball team picked up the pace in warm-ups, a hopeful solution to issues with slow second-half starts against Rider and Texas A&M.